Ann O'Hara Baer, 74, an Army Lieutenant General's
wife who accompanied her husband to posts in Germany, Japan and across
the United States when he was on active duty, died July 11, 2002, at the
Hospice of Northern Virginia of emphysema.

Mrs. Baer, who lived in Fairfax Station, Virginia,
was born in Brooklyn, New York. On New Year's Eve 1948 in Augsburg, West
Germany, she married Robert Baer, an Army officer who was posted there
during the U.S. occupation after World War II.

They settled in the Washington area in 1964.

Mrs. Baer was a founding member of Jeremiah
House, a shelter and educational center for unwed mothers near Leesburg.
Her avocations included gardening, furniture refinishing and antiques.

In addition to her husband, of Fairfax Station,
survivors include four children, John of Yorktown, Virginia, Thomas of
Phoenix, Stephen of New York and Teresa Walker of Fort Myers, Florida;
and five grandchildren.

BAER, ANN O'HARA

On Thursday, July 11, 2002, of Fairfax Station,
Virginia. Loving wife of Robert J. Baer; mother of John R., Thomas P. and
Stephen F. Baer and Theresa A. Walker. Also survived by five grandchildren.

Memorial Mass will be offered on Tuesday, August
13, at 12:45 p.m. at Fort Myer Old Post Chapel. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery.